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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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